"With Jesus as our guide; we love, live and learn together."

WEEKLY HOMEWORK LETTER

YEAR GROUP Reception NO. 7 DATE: 18.05.20

FOCUS TASK(S) GUIDANCE READING I have set up a log in for you to access online

reading books. You can access a variety of different

levels. Please look at the age categories and the colour book band to suit your child’s reading

level.

Oxford Owl link:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Enter the details below: Username: holyname2020

Password: Reception2020

Click on the ‘my class’ log in. (Pink, Owl logo)

ENGLISH Please aim to complete one phonics session a day.

1. Please start each phonics task by saying the sound and showing your child the grapheme.

2. Ask your child to repeat the sound back to you.

3. Get your child to write the grapheme in their green

book saying the sound as they write it.

4. Please write out the suggested words for your child in their green book and ask them to sound them out and blend. Then ask them to write on the sound buttons (beans and sausages).

e.g.

f ar m y ar d . _ . . _ . (sausages/underlining of graphemes only appear

when the sounds are made up of two or more letters).

5. When you have completed the reading of the

words you can move on to writing them. You should say the word to your child and they should repeat it. Ask your child to segment (sound out) the word using their fingers then write it in their green book.

6. Then move on to sentence writing. Say the

sentence to your child and ask them to repeat it back to you. Keep repeating the sentence for them as they write you need to).

7. Then ask your child to write the whole sentence in their green book.

You do not need to write all of the suggested sentences each day. Aim for one or two. * Words in red are tricky words. You should show the children how to write these words if they are unsure. Children must not sound these out.

DAY 1

Focus sound: Practise pointing and saying all of the sounds on the sound mat below. Words to read: crisp, cramp, crept, crunch Words to write: As above. Tricky words: Point to and read the words on the attached tricky word mat. Sentences to say and then children to write: The kid crept up the stairs. The man had cramp in his leg. I like plain crisps.

DAY 2

Focus sound: Practise pointing and saying all of the sounds on the sound mat below. Words to read: stamp, stunt, strap street Words to write: As above. Tricky words: Point to and read the words on the attached tricky word mat. Sentences to say and then children to write: I put a stamp on the letter. The man did lots of stunts. The bag had a long strap. The car went down the street.

DAY 3

Focus sound: Practise pointing and saying all of the sounds on the sound mat below. Words to read: trend, trust, tramp, trunk, trench. Tricky words: Point to and read the words on the attached tricky word mat. Words to write: As above. Sentences to say and then children to write. I dug a trench for my flowers. I trust that you can be good. Tramp is a dog from a film.

HEADTEACHER: Mr A.G. Neenan

Cross Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6LN Tel: 0121 357 3216 Fax: 0121 358 5523

email: headteacher@holyname.sandwell.sch.uk website: www.holynameprimary.co.uk

DAY 4

Focus sound: Practise pointing and saying all of the sounds on the sound mat below.

Words to read: blank, blast, blank, blink Words to write: As above. Tricky words: Point to and read the words on the attached tricky word mat. Sentences to say and then children to write: It was a big blast from the rocket. I can blink fast. I can fill in a blank on the sheet.

DAY 5

Play a game on Phonics play: You can use the following log in:

You can choose this week!

MATHS Day 1-2

Sharing home learning Challenges- See sheet below

Please record these activities using the Evidence Me app.

Day 3 Play this game! Curious George - sharing treats

Day 4 Sharing leaves sheet 1-3

Day 5 Sharing frogs- Chilli challenge sheet

R.E.

Jesus feeds the 5000- Watch this YouTube video about Jesus performing an amazing miracle Have a go at making 5 loaves of bread and two fishes You might want to make them out of salt dough, paper, card or playdough.

Talk about Jesus performing the miracle the Feeding of the Five Thousand and that Jesus gives us an example of love and respect for other people.

Would we be able to feed 5000 with the bread and loaves that we have made? Why was Jesus able to do it? How can we follow Jesus’ example?

Please record this on the Evidence Me app

TOPIC Awe and Wonder: Clean pennies What has happened? How have they changed? Why do you think that has happened? Please record this on Evidence me.. Please record what your child says- You might want to record a video.

Hi Reception!

I hope that you are all well and working hard. I had a lovely time ringing

you all this week and having a chat to you on the phone. I have spoken to

Mrs Berry and she is choosing another book so that she can record a new

story time for you all! Thank you for sending in lots of pictures of you

working hard to Evidence me.

I have been very busy this week too! I have managed to take a picture of a

Mummy sparrow feeding her baby chick in the nest in my garden! I’m

hoping that the baby chicks come out soon!

Please keep sending me lots of pictures and I hope to see you all very soon!

Take care and keep working hard. Mrs Berry and I miss you all very much!

From

Miss Edmunds and Mrs Berry ☺

Phonics sound mat

High Frequency Words to read and spell

Maths Challenges: Day 1- 2

Maths Day 4

Maths Day 5:

Topic